Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

 I left my gal sad and lonely, left her standing in the rain

 I went down to the railroad, I caught myself a midnight train

 I beat my way into Texas, landed in a gambling town

 I got myself into trouble, I shot the county sheriff down, oh lord

  I shot the county sheriff down

Verse 2

 They put the handcuffs on me, tied me with a ball and chain

 They took me to El Paso, they tied me with a ball and chain

 These prisonbars all around me, no-one to call my bail

 My heart's sad and so lonely, I want to get out of this jail, Oh lord

 I want to get out of this jail

Verse 3

The jury read the verdict, murder in the first degree

 The judge said, take this prisoner to the penitentiary

 They put the handcuffs on me, tied me with a ball and chain

 I'd left my home forever and I'll never see my gal again, oh lord

 I'll never see my gal again

and thats all

-Bert